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    <title>Womanspace upcoming events</title>
    <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/pottery-ceramics</link>
    <description>Womanspace upcoming events</description>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:13:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Clay Studio Payments | Spring/Summer 2026 (March 01, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="left" style="color: rgb(34, 30, 31); font-weight: 300; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#794F82" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;OPEN STUDIO POLICY:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="color: rgb(34, 30, 31); font-weight: 300; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="left"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;To qualify to use open studio, you must have completed two beginning clay courses or be an intermediate student here at Womanspace.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li style="color: rgb(34, 30, 31);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;For current and past Womanspace pottery students ONLY.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#221E1F"&gt;For limited space &amp;amp; safety reasons, you MUST register&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(34, 30, 31);"&gt;via&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904054DAFA62FA1F85-56710099-open"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#F26522"&gt;SignUpGenius.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#221E1F"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#221E1F"&gt;fo&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#221E1F"&gt;r specific days and times.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="color: rgb(34, 30, 31);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#221E1F"&gt;Please sign-up for the whole time you will be there and leave by your scheduled time.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="color: rgb(34, 30, 31);"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#794F82"&gt;A limit of 6 people (+ studio monitor), will be allowed in the clay studio.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#221E1F"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="font-weight: 300; color: rgb(34, 30, 31);"&gt;No knives are to be used on the canvas tables.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="font-weight: 300; color: rgb(34, 30, 31);"&gt;You must clean-up ALL the areas and equipment you use.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="font-weight: 300; color: rgb(34, 30, 31);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#373737" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Indicate on the studio sign-in sheet (located on the counter in the studio) the amount paid, how it was paid&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#373737" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;, and what the payment was for (eg: 2 hrs. Wed. Open Studio + 1 lb. clay).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;You can pay three ways:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

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      &lt;li style="font-weight: 300; color: rgb(34, 30, 31);"&gt;ONLINE&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li style="font-weight: 300; color: rgb(34, 30, 31);"&gt;VENMO — Indicate on the description line that it's for open studio time&lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li style="font-weight: 300; color: rgb(34, 30, 31);"&gt;CASH or CHECK –should be placed in the studio payment envelope with your name, date and amount on the outside of the envelope.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="color: rgb(34, 30, 31); line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Studio Fee:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;$5.00/hour&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="color: rgb(34, 30, 31); margin-top: 1em !important; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Clay Fees:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;$2.00/&lt;span&gt;lb.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="color: rgb(34, 30, 31); margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(55, 55, 55); font-size: 14px;"&gt;Non-Womanspace &lt;font color="#373737"&gt;Firing &amp;amp; Glaze Fees&lt;/font&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="color: rgb(34, 30, 31); line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(55, 55, 55); font-size: 14px;"&gt;$2.00/&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(55, 55, 55); font-size: 14px;"&gt;1-2 lb. piece;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font style="color: rgb(55, 55, 55); font-size: 14px;"&gt;$3.00/&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(55, 55, 55); font-size: 14px;"&gt;3-4 lb. piece;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font style="color: rgb(55, 55, 55); font-size: 14px;"&gt;$5.00/&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(55, 55, 55); font-size: 14px;"&gt;5 lb. and up&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(55, 55, 55); font-size: 14px;"&gt;(weight &amp;amp; size &lt;font color="#373737"&gt;are approximate&lt;/font&gt;).&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(55, 55, 55); font-size: 14px;"&gt;Questions?&amp;nbsp; Contact Womanspace at 815-877-0118 or&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:nicole@womanspace-rockford.org"&gt;nicole@womanspace-rockford.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;ul style="color: rgb(34, 30, 31); font-weight: 300; line-height: 19px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6578282</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Canceled - Adv. Intermediate Wheel Thrown Pottery I | Mon PM (IN26N-21) (March 30, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/pottery.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="125" height="135" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Mondays,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mar 30, Apr 6, 13, 20&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-value="{" may="" data-sheets-userformat="{"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;4 weeks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;6:00–9:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Instructor&lt;/font&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors" target="_blank"&gt;Anya Nelson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ages 16+. [Prerequisite: beginner throwing skills consistently mastered or instructor approval*].&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;This 4-week course will allow you to take your skills further and learn to throw with larger amounts of clay and create more intricate forms such as bottles, plates, and lidded vessels. Students are welcome to suggest forms they’re interested in creating and demonstrations will be given based on interest. Students are also free to work on their own personal projects and receive assistance from the instructor as needed.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#000000"&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes and firing.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Equipment to bring: an apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit (available at local craft stores or online).&amp;nbsp;Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty and leave your rings, watches and bracelets at home.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Register by March 28&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum registration: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Maximum registration: 6&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582462</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Whimsical Pottery | April (HB26B-21) (April 08, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/DB_Fish.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="130" height="98" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Wednesdays&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Apr 8, 15, 22, 29&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;4 weeks&lt;br&gt;
9:30a–12:30p&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Group Facilitator&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Jean Apgar&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Age 18+. Intermediate–Advanced.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Join this fun, &lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;independent&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt; clay study group and create something you are interested in. You can use forms, natural elements, and your imagination to build practical, unusual or whimsical forms. Your clay partners will be able to offer some guidance, but no specific instruction will be provided. You must be an intermediate to advanced clay worker and be able to work independently. There are lots of tools to play with, lots of colors to choose from and so many choices for you to enjoy. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Materials needed: Apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes &amp;amp; firing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Register by&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Lato, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;April 6&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum Registration: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Maximum Registration: 6&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582294</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Beginner Wheel Throwing I (WT26A-21) (April 09, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/adv%20beg%20pottery.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="153" height="115" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Thursdays,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Apr 9, 16, 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;8weeks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;9:30a–12:30p&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors" target="_blank"&gt;Margo Olson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ages 16+ Beginner.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;This structured, beginner-level 8-week course meeting for 3 hours each week is designed for students with little experience working with clay. Participants will work on essential wheel throwing skills including wedging, centering, and throwing cylinders and bowls. Glazing will be demonstrated after pieces are low-fired, with finished work high-fired to complete the process.&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Ideal for beginner potters and students new to Womanspace.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes and firing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Materials needed: an apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit (available at local craft stores or online).&amp;nbsp;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Leave your rings, watches and bracelets at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Register by April 7&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum Registered: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Maximum Registered: 5&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582443</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Intermediate Wheel Thrown Pottery I (IN26F-21) (April 10, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/adv%20beg%20pottery.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="153" height="115" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Fridays,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Apr 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;6 weeks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;9:30a–11:30a&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors" target="_blank"&gt;Jennie Johnson Sic&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Age 16+ Intermediate.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;Designed for students with prior wheel experience who are ready to continue developing their skills. This mostly structured class focuses on refining foundational techniques while exploring larger and more complex forms. Students will strengthen consistency, trimming, and finishing skills while completing the full process from wet clay to glazed, fired pieces.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Best suited for returning students rather than those new to wheel throwing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes and firing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Materials needed: an apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit (available at local craft stores or online).&amp;nbsp;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Leave your rings, watches and bracelets at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Register by April 8&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum Registered: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Maximum Registered: 6&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582860</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Adv. Intermediate Wheel Thrown Pottery I | Sat AM (IN26S-21) (April 11, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/WT_Pottery2.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="165" height="110" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;Saturda&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Lato;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;ys,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Lato;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Apr 11, 18, 25, May 2&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;4 weeks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;9:00a–12:00p&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: &lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors" target="_blank"&gt;Jennie Johnson Sic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ages 16+. [Prerequisite: beginner throwing skills consistently mastered or instructor approval*].&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;This 4-week course will allow you to take your skills further and learn to throw with larger amounts of clay and create more intricate forms such as bottles, plates, and lidded vessels. Students are welcome to suggest forms they’re interested in creating and demonstrations will be given based on interest. Students are also free to work on their own personal projects and receive assistance from the instructor as needed.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes and firing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Equipment to bring: an apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit (available at local craft stores or online).&amp;nbsp;&lt;font&gt;Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty and leave your rings, watches and bracelets at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Register by&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;April 9&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum Registered: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582836</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Basic Handbuilding I | Tue AM (HB26A-21) (April 14, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/Handbuilding.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="187" height="140" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;Tuesdays,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;Apr 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;6 weeks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;10:00 am–12:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: &lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors" target="_blank"&gt;Nancy O'Neill&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ages 16+ Beginner.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Join Nancy in this pottery class to learn the basics of handbuilding. Participants will work with textures, stamps, decals, and a variety of glaze techniques while being guided through the process of creating one-of-a-kind pottery pieces.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes &amp;amp; firing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Materials needed: Apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit (available at local craft stores or online). Bring any ideas/inspirations you may have.&amp;nbsp;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Leave your rings, watches and bracelets at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Register by &lt;font face="Lato, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_3, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_3"&gt;April&amp;nbsp; 12&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum Registration: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px; margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582343</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Basic Handbuilding I | Wed PM (HB26N-21) (April 15, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/Handbuilding2.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="181" height="120" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px;"&gt;Wednesdays, &lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Apr 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;6 weeks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;2:30-4:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: &lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors" target="_blank"&gt;Nancy O'Neill&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ages 16+ Beginner&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/span&gt; Join in on this fun pottery class to learn the basics of hand building! Working with textures, stamps, decals, different glaze techniques, and more, Nancy will guide you through the process of creating your one of a kind pottery pieces.&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes &amp;amp; firing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Materials needed: Apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit (available at local craft stores or online). Bring any ideas/inspirations you may have.&amp;nbsp;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Leave your rings, watches and bracelets at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Register by &lt;font face="Lato, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_3, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_3"&gt;April 13&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum Registration: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582393</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Intermediate Handbuilding I (HB26P-21) (April 16, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/handbuilt%20pottery.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="165" height="115" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays,&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;Apr 16, 23, 30, May 5, 14, 21&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;6 weeks&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;6:00–8:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: &lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors"&gt;Lynette Porter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ages 16+. Intermediate–Advanced.&lt;/strong&gt; Advance your hand-building skills while having fun in this 6-week class. Explore many hand-building techniques to make mugs, plates, functional pieces and pieces students are interested in creating. Create your own texture and templates and explore many decorating and glazing options.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fee includes up to 25lb of clay, glazes and firing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Materials needed: Apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit (available at local craft stores or online). Bring any ideas/inspirations you may have.&amp;nbsp;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Leave your rings, watches and bracelets at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Register by &lt;font face="Lato, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1"&gt;April 14&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Minimum registration: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582406</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Adv. Intermediate Wheel Thrown Pottery II | Mon PM (IN26N-22) (April 27, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/pottery.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="125" height="135" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Mondays,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Apr 27, May 4, 11, 18&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-value="{" may="" data-sheets-userformat="{"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;4 weeks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;6:00–9:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Instructor&lt;/font&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors" target="_blank"&gt;Anya Nelson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ages 16+. [Prerequisite: beginner throwing skills consistently mastered or instructor approval*].&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;This 4-week course will allow you to take your skills further and learn to throw with larger amounts of clay and create more intricate forms such as bottles, plates, and lidded vessels. Students are welcome to suggest forms they’re interested in creating and demonstrations will be given based on interest. Students are also free to work on their own personal projects and receive assistance from the instructor as needed.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#000000"&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes and firing.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Equipment to bring: an apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit (available at local craft stores or online).&amp;nbsp;Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty and leave your rings, watches and bracelets at home.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Register by April 25&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum registration: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Maximum registration: 6&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582458</link>
      <guid>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582458</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Whimsical Pottery | May (HB26B-22) (May 06, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/DB_Fish.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="130" height="98" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Wednesdays&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;May 6, 13, 20, 27&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;4 weeks&lt;br&gt;
9:30a–12:30p&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Group Facilitator&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Jean Apgar&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Age 18+. Intermediate–Advanced.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Join this fun, &lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;independent&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt; clay study group and create something you are interested in. You can use forms, natural elements, and your imagination to build practical, unusual or whimsical forms. Your clay partners will be able to offer some guidance, but no specific instruction will be provided. You must be an intermediate to advanced clay worker and be able to work independently. There are lots of tools to play with, lots of colors to choose from and so many choices for you to enjoy. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Materials needed: Apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes &amp;amp; firing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Register by&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Lato, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;May 4&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum Registration: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Maximum Registration: 6&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582303</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Adv. Intermediate Wheel Thrown Pottery III | Mon PM (IN26N-23) (June 01, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/pottery.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="125" height="135" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Mondays,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jun 1, 8, 15, 22&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-value="{" may="" data-sheets-userformat="{"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;4 weeks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;6:00–9:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Instructor&lt;/font&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors" target="_blank"&gt;Anya Nelson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ages 16+. [Prerequisite: beginner throwing skills consistently mastered or instructor approval*].&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;This 4-week course will allow you to take your skills further and learn to throw with larger amounts of clay and create more intricate forms such as bottles, plates, and lidded vessels. Students are welcome to suggest forms they’re interested in creating and demonstrations will be given based on interest. Students are also free to work on their own personal projects and receive assistance from the instructor as needed.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#000000"&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes and firing.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Equipment to bring: an apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit (available at local craft stores or online).&amp;nbsp;Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty and leave your rings, watches and bracelets at home.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Register by May 30&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum registration: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Maximum registration: 6&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582807</link>
      <guid>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582807</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Basic Handbuilding II | Tue AM (HB26A-22) (June 02, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/Handbuilding.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="187" height="140" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;Tuesdays,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;Jun 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Jul 7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;6 weeks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;10:00 am–12:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: &lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors" target="_blank"&gt;Nancy O'Neill&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ages 16+ Beginner.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Join Nancy in this pottery class to learn the basics of handbuilding. Participants will work with textures, stamps, decals, and a variety of glaze techniques while being guided through the process of creating one-of-a-kind pottery pieces.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes &amp;amp; firing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Materials needed: Apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit (available at local craft stores or online). Bring any ideas/inspirations you may have.&amp;nbsp;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Leave your rings, watches and bracelets at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Register by May 31&lt;font face="Lato"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum Registration: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px; margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582382</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Whimsical Pottery | June (HB26B-23) (June 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/DB_Fish.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="130" height="98" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Wednesdays&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Jun 3, 10, 17, 24&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;4 weeks&lt;br&gt;
9:30a–12:30p&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Group Facilitator&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Jean Apgar&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Age 18+. Intermediate–Advanced.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Join this fun, &lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;independent&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt; clay study group and create something you are interested in. You can use forms, natural elements, and your imagination to build practical, unusual or whimsical forms. Your clay partners will be able to offer some guidance, but no specific instruction will be provided. You must be an intermediate to advanced clay worker and be able to work independently. There are lots of tools to play with, lots of colors to choose from and so many choices for you to enjoy. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Materials needed: Apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes &amp;amp; firing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Register by&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Lato, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;May 4&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum Registration: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Maximum Registration: 6&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582308</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Basic Handbuilding II | Wed PM (HB26N-22) (June 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/Handbuilding2.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="181" height="120" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px;"&gt;Wednesday, &lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Jun 3, 10, 17, 24, Jul 1, 8&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;6 weeks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;2:30-4:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: &lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors" target="_blank"&gt;Nancy O'Neill&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ages 16+ Beginner&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/span&gt; Join in on this fun pottery class to learn the basics of hand building! Working with textures, stamps, decals, different glaze techniques, and more, Nancy will guide you through the process of creating your one of a kind pottery pieces.&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes &amp;amp; firing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Materials needed: Apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit (available at local craft stores or online). Bring any ideas/inspirations you may have.&amp;nbsp;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Leave your rings, watches and bracelets at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Register by &lt;font face="Lato, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_3, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_3"&gt;June 1&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum Registration: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582397</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Beginner Wheel Throwing II (WT26A-22) (June 04, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/adv%20beg%20pottery.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="153" height="115" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Thursdays,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Jun 4, 11, 18, 25, Jul 2, 9, 16, 23&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;8weeks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;9:30a–12:30p&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors" target="_blank"&gt;Margo Olson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ages 16+ Beginner.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;This structured, beginner-level 8-week course meeting for 3 hours each week is designed for students with little experience working with clay. Participants will work on essential wheel throwing skills including wedging, centering, and throwing cylinders and bowls. Glazing will be demonstrated after pieces are low-fired, with finished work high-fired to complete the process.&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Ideal for beginner potters and students new to Womanspace.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes and firing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Materials needed: an apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit (available at local craft stores or online).&amp;nbsp;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Leave your rings, watches and bracelets at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Register by June 2&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum Registered: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Maximum Registered: 5&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582449</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Intermediate Handbuilding II (HB26P-22) (June 04, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/handbuilt%20pottery.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="165" height="115" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays,&amp;nbsp;Jun 4, 11, 18, 25, Jul 2, 9&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;6 weeks&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;6:00–8:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: &lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors"&gt;Lynette Porter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ages 16+. Intermediate–Advanced.&lt;/strong&gt; Advance your hand-building skills while having fun in this 6-week class. Explore many hand-building techniques to make mugs, plates, functional pieces and pieces students are interested in creating. Create your own texture and templates and explore many decorating and glazing options.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fee includes up to 25lb of clay, glazes and firing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Materials needed: Apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit (available at local craft stores or online). Bring any ideas/inspirations you may have.&amp;nbsp;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Leave your rings, watches and bracelets at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Register by &lt;font face="Lato, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1"&gt;June 2&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Minimum registration: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582421</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Intermediate Wheel Thrown Pottery II (IN26F-22) (June 05, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/adv%20beg%20pottery.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="153" height="115" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Fridays,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Jun 5, 12, 19, 26&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;4 weeks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;9:30a–12:30a&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors" target="_blank"&gt;Jennie Johnson Sic&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style=""&gt;
  &lt;div style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Age 16+ Intermediate.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;Designed for students with prior wheel experience who are ready to continue developing their skills. This mostly structured class focuses on refining foundational techniques while exploring larger and more complex forms. Students will strengthen consistency, trimming, and finishing skills while completing the full process from wet clay to glazed, fired pieces.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Best suited for returning students rather than those new to wheel throwing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes and firing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Materials needed: an apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit (available at local craft stores or online).&amp;nbsp;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Leave your rings, watches and bracelets at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Register by June 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum Registered: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Maximum Registered: 6&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582867</link>
      <guid>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582867</guid>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Adv. Intermediate Wheel Thrown Pottery II | Sat AM (IN26S-22) (June 06, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/WT_Pottery2.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="165" height="110" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;Saturda&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Lato;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;ys,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Lato;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Jun 6, 13, 20, 27&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;4 weeks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;9:00a–12:00p&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: &lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors" target="_blank"&gt;Jennie Johnson Sic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;
  &lt;div style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ages 16+. [Prerequisite: beginner throwing skills consistently mastered or instructor approval*].&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;This 4-week course will allow you to take your skills further and learn to throw with larger amounts of clay and create more intricate forms such as bottles, plates, and lidded vessels. Students are welcome to suggest forms they’re interested in creating and demonstrations will be given based on interest. Students are also free to work on their own personal projects and receive assistance from the instructor as needed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes and firing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Equipment to bring: an apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit (available at local craft stores or online).&amp;nbsp;&lt;font&gt;Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty and leave your rings, watches and bracelets at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;*Previous mastering of basic wheel throwing skills and creating basic forms is required to take this class.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Register by&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;June 4&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum Registered: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582849</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Adv. Intermediate Wheel Thrown Pottery IV | Mon PM (IN26N-24) (June 29, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/pottery.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="125" height="135" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Mondays,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jun 29, Jul 6, 13, 20&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-value="{" may="" data-sheets-userformat="{"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;4 weeks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;6:00–9:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Instructor&lt;/font&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors" target="_blank"&gt;Anya Nelson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ages 16+. [Prerequisite: beginner throwing skills consistently mastered or instructor approval*].&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;This 4-week course will allow you to take your skills further and learn to throw with larger amounts of clay and create more intricate forms such as bottles, plates, and lidded vessels. Students are welcome to suggest forms they’re interested in creating and demonstrations will be given based on interest. Students are also free to work on their own personal projects and receive assistance from the instructor as needed.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#000000"&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes and firing.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Equipment to bring: an apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit (available at local craft stores or online).&amp;nbsp;Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty and leave your rings, watches and bracelets at home.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Register by June 27&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum registration: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Maximum registration: 6&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582812</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Whimsical Pottery | July (HB26B-24) (July 01, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/DB_Fish.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="130" height="98" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Wednesdays&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;July 1, 8, 15, 22&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;4 weeks&lt;br&gt;
9:30a–12:30p&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Group Facilitator&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Jean Apgar&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Age 18+. Intermediate–Advanced.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Join this fun, &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;independent&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; clay study group and create something you are interested in. You can use forms, natural elements, and your imagination to build practical, unusual or whimsical forms. Your clay partners will be able to offer some guidance, but no specific instruction will be provided. You must be an intermediate to advanced clay worker and be able to work independently. There are lots of tools to play with, lots of colors to choose from and so many choices for you to enjoy. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Materials needed: Apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes &amp;amp; firing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Register by&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Lato, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;June&amp;nbsp; 28&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum Registration: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Maximum Registration: 6&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582322</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Intermediate Wheel Thrown Pottery III (IN26F-23) (July 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/adv%20beg%20pottery.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="153" height="115" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Fridays,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Jul 3, 10, 17, 24&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;4 weeks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;9:30a–12:30a&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors" target="_blank"&gt;Jennie Johnson Sic&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Age 16+ Intermediate.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;Designed for students with prior wheel experience who are ready to continue developing their skills. This mostly structured class focuses on refining foundational techniques while exploring larger and more complex forms. Students will strengthen consistency, trimming, and finishing skills while completing the full process from wet clay to glazed, fired pieces.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Best suited for returning students rather than those new to wheel throwing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes and firing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Materials needed: an apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit (available at local craft stores or online).&amp;nbsp;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Leave your rings, watches and bracelets at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Register by July 1&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum Registered: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Maximum Registered: 6&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582875</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Adv. Intermediate Wheel Thrown Pottery III | Sat AM (IN26S-23) (July 11, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/WT_Pottery2.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="165" height="110" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;Saturda&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Lato;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;ys,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Lato;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Jul 11, 18, 25, Aug 1&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;4 weeks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;9:00a–12:00p&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: &lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors" target="_blank"&gt;Jennie Johnson Sic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ages 16+. [Prerequisite: beginner throwing skills consistently mastered or instructor approval*].&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;This 4-week course will allow you to take your skills further and learn to throw with larger amounts of clay and create more intricate forms such as bottles, plates, and lidded vessels. Students are welcome to suggest forms they’re interested in creating and demonstrations will be given based on interest. Students are also free to work on their own personal projects and receive assistance from the instructor as needed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes and firing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Equipment to bring: an apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit (available at local craft stores or online).&amp;nbsp;&lt;font&gt;Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty and leave your rings, watches and bracelets at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;*Previous mastering of basic wheel throwing skills and creating basic forms is required to take this class.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Register by&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;July 9&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum Registered: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582850</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Basic Handbuilding III | Tue AM (HB26A-23) (July 21, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/Handbuilding.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="187" height="140" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;Tuesdays,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;Jul 21, 28, Aug 4, 11, 18, 25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;6 weeks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;10:00 am–12:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: &lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors" target="_blank"&gt;Nancy O'Neill&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ages 16+ Beginner.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Join Nancy in this pottery class to learn the basics of handbuilding. Participants will work with textures, stamps, decals, and a variety of glaze techniques while being guided through the process of creating one-of-a-kind pottery pieces.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes &amp;amp; firing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Materials needed: Apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit (available at local craft stores or online). Bring any ideas/inspirations you may have.&amp;nbsp;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Leave your rings, watches and bracelets at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Register by July 19 &lt;font face="Lato"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum Registration: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px; margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582387</link>
      <guid>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582387</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Basic Handbuilding III | Wed PM (HB26N-23) (July 22, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/Handbuilding2.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="181" height="120" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px;"&gt;Wednesday, &lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;July 22, 29, August 5, 12, 19, 26&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;6 weeks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;2:30-4:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: &lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors" target="_blank"&gt;Nancy O'Neill&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ages 16+ Beginner&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/span&gt; Join in on this fun pottery class to learn the basics of hand building! Working with textures, stamps, decals, different glaze techniques, and more, Nancy will guide you through the process of creating your one of a kind pottery pieces.&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes &amp;amp; firing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Materials needed: Apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit (available at local craft stores or online). Bring any ideas/inspirations you may have.&amp;nbsp;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Leave your rings, watches and bracelets at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Register by &lt;font face="Lato, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_3, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_3"&gt;July 20&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum Registration: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582398</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Intermediate Handbuilding III (HB26P-23) (July 23, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/handbuilt%20pottery.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="165" height="115" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, Jul 23, 30, Aug 6, 13, 20, 27&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;6 weeks&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;6:00–8:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: &lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors"&gt;Lynette Porter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ages 16+. Intermediate–Advanced.&lt;/strong&gt; Advance your hand-building skills while having fun in this 6-week class. Explore many hand-building techniques to make mugs, plates, functional pieces and pieces students are interested in creating. Create your own texture and templates and explore many decorating and glazing options.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fee includes up to 25lb of clay, glazes and firing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Materials needed: Apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit (available at local craft stores or online). Bring any ideas/inspirations you may have.&amp;nbsp;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Leave your rings, watches and bracelets at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Register by &lt;font face="Lato, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1"&gt;July 21&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Minimum registration: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582425</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Adv. Intermediate Wheel Thrown Pottery V | Mon PM (IN26N-25) (July 27, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/pottery.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="125" height="135" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Mondays,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jul 27, Aug 3, 10, 17&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-value="{" may="" data-sheets-userformat="{"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;4 weeks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;6:00–9:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Instructor&lt;/font&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors" target="_blank"&gt;Anya Nelson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ages 16+. [Prerequisite: beginner throwing skills consistently mastered or instructor approval*].&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;This 4-week course will allow you to take your skills further and learn to throw with larger amounts of clay and create more intricate forms such as bottles, plates, and lidded vessels. Students are welcome to suggest forms they’re interested in creating and demonstrations will be given based on interest. Students are also free to work on their own personal projects and receive assistance from the instructor as needed.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#000000"&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes and firing.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Equipment to bring: an apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit (available at local craft stores or online).&amp;nbsp;Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty and leave your rings, watches and bracelets at home.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Register by July 25&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum registration: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Maximum registration: 6&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582821</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Beginner Wheel Throwing III (WT26A-23) (July 30, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/adv%20beg%20pottery.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="153" height="115" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Thursdays,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Jul 30, Aug 6, 13, 20, 27, Sep 3, 10, 17&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;8weeks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;9:30a–12:30p&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors" target="_blank"&gt;Margo Olson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ages 16+ Beginner.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;This structured, beginner-level 8-week course meeting for 3 hours each week is designed for students with little experience working with clay. Participants will work on essential wheel throwing skills including wedging, centering, and throwing cylinders and bowls. Glazing will be demonstrated after pieces are low-fired, with finished work high-fired to complete the process. &lt;strong&gt;Ideal for beginner potters and students new to Womanspace.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes and firing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Materials needed: an apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit (available at local craft stores or online).&amp;nbsp;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Leave your rings, watches and bracelets at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Register by July 28&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum Registered: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Maximum Registered: 5&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582451</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Intermediate Wheel Thrown Pottery IV (IN26F-24) (July 31, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/adv%20beg%20pottery.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="153" height="115" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Fridays,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Jul 31, Aug 7, 14, 21&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;4 weeks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;9:30a–12:30a&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors" target="_blank"&gt;Jennie Johnson Sic&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Age 16+ Intermediate.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;Designed for students with prior wheel experience who are ready to continue developing their skills. This mostly structured class focuses on refining foundational techniques while exploring larger and more complex forms. Students will strengthen consistency, trimming, and finishing skills while completing the full process from wet clay to glazed, fired pieces.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Best suited for returning students rather than those new to wheel throwing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes and firing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Materials needed: an apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit (available at local craft stores or online).&amp;nbsp;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Leave your rings, watches and bracelets at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Register by July 29&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum Registered: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Maximum Registered: 6&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582879</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Whimsical Pottery | August (HB26B-25) (August 05, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/DB_Fish.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="130" height="98" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Wednesdays&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-root="1"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Aug 5, 12, 19, 26&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;4 weeks&lt;br&gt;
9:30a–12:30p&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Group Facilitator&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Jean Apgar&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Age 18+. Intermediate–Advanced.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Join this fun, &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;independent&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; clay study group and create something you are interested in. You can use forms, natural elements, and your imagination to build practical, unusual or whimsical forms. Your clay partners will be able to offer some guidance, but no specific instruction will be provided. You must be an intermediate to advanced clay worker and be able to work independently. There are lots of tools to play with, lots of colors to choose from and so many choices for you to enjoy. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Materials needed: Apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes &amp;amp; firing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Register by&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Lato, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;August&amp;nbsp; 3&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum Registration: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Maximum Registration: 6&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582333</link>
      <guid>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582333</guid>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Adv. Intermediate Wheel Thrown Pottery IV | Sat AM (IN26S-24) (August 08, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/WT_Pottery2.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="165" height="110" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;Saturda&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Lato;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;ys,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Lato;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Aug 8, 15, 22, 29&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;4 weeks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;9:00a–12:00p&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: &lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors" target="_blank"&gt;Jennie Johnson Sic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ages 16+. [Prerequisite: beginner throwing skills consistently mastered or instructor approval*].&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;This 4-week course will allow you to take your skills further and learn to throw with larger amounts of clay and create more intricate forms such as bottles, plates, and lidded vessels. Students are welcome to suggest forms they’re interested in creating and demonstrations will be given based on interest. Students are also free to work on their own personal projects and receive assistance from the instructor as needed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes and firing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Equipment to bring: an apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit (available at local craft stores or online).&amp;nbsp;&lt;font&gt;Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty and leave your rings, watches and bracelets at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;*Previous mastering of basic wheel throwing skills and creating basic forms is required to take this class.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Register by&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;August 6&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum Registered: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582854</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Adv. Intermediate Wheel Thrown Pottery VI | Mon PM (IN26N-26) (August 24, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/pottery.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="125" height="135" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Mondays,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aug 24, 31, Sep 7, 14&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-value="{" may="" data-sheets-userformat="{"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;4 weeks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;6:00–9:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Instructor&lt;/font&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors" target="_blank"&gt;Anya Nelson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ages 16+. [Prerequisite: beginner throwing skills consistently mastered or instructor approval*].&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;This 4-week course will allow you to take your skills further and learn to throw with larger amounts of clay and create more intricate forms such as bottles, plates, and lidded vessels. Students are welcome to suggest forms they’re interested in creating and demonstrations will be given based on interest. Students are also free to work on their own personal projects and receive assistance from the instructor as needed.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#000000"&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes and firing.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Equipment to bring: an apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit (available at local craft stores or online).&amp;nbsp;Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty and leave your rings, watches and bracelets at home.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Register by August 22&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum registration: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Maximum registration: 6&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
      <link>https://womanspace-rockford.org/event-6582827</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Intermediate Wheel Thrown Pottery V (IN26F-25) (August 28, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://womanspace-rockford.org/resources/Pictures/adv%20beg%20pottery.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="153" height="115" align="left" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Fridays,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Aug 28, Sep 4, 11, 18&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;4 weeks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;9:30a–12:30a&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://womanspace-rockford.org/Instructors" target="_blank"&gt;Jennie Johnson Sic&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Age 16+ Intermediate.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;Designed for students with prior wheel experience who are ready to continue developing their skills. This mostly structured class focuses on refining foundational techniques while exploring larger and more complex forms. Students will strengthen consistency, trimming, and finishing skills while completing the full process from wet clay to glazed, fired pieces.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Best suited for returning students rather than those new to wheel throwing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fee includes up to 25 lbs. of clay, glazes and firing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Materials needed: an apron, hand towel, and your own pottery tool kit (available at local craft stores or online).&amp;nbsp;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Leave your rings, watches and bracelets at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Register by August 27&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Minimum Registered: 3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Maximum Registered: 6&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Cancellation &amp;amp; Refund Policy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Paid enrollment in a Womanspace class must be cancelled in order for the student to be eligible for a refund. A refund (minus a $10 non-refundable deposit, minus the 4% service fee) will be granted according to the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel up to 7 calendar days prior to a program or&amp;nbsp;event, your payment, less the non-refundable deposit and service fee, will be refunded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;If you cancel 4 days in advance, you may have your payment,&amp;nbsp;less the non-refundable deposit, transferred to another program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;In the last 3 days, there are no refunds.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;Womanspace reserves the right to cancel a course&amp;nbsp;due to insufficient enrollment by the registration deadline, in which case, full refunds will be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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